Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 2014
    Wire Fence

    Wire Fence

    Wire Fence

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    The diamond patterns in the wire fencing for construction on his street inspired Ken Jacobs’s latest astonishing 3-D extravaganza.

    Wire Fence
  • 2014
    Canopy

    Canopy

    Canopy

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    Ken Jacobs’ most recent stroboscopic work transforms a typical New York street scaffolding scene into a mesmeric, Christo-esque merry-go-round.

    Canopy
  • 2021
    Abstract Eternalism

    Abstract Eternalism

    Abstract Eternalism

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    Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on August 5, 2021.

    Abstract Eternalism
  • 2021
    A Small Misunderstanding

    A Small Misunderstanding

    A Small Misunderstanding

    02021HD

    2021, 6:23, digital. Part of the Nervous Magic Lantern films.

    A Small Misunderstanding
  • 2019
    CRUSH

    CRUSH

    CRUSH

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    An Eternalism film.

    CRUSH
  • 2020
    Facade with Face

    Facade with Face

    Facade with Face

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    An Eternalism film.

    Facade with Face
  • 1991
    Keaton's Cops

    Keaton's Cops

    Keaton's Cops

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    Avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs presents Buster Keaton's short silent comedy Cops (1922) as his own work by blacking-out approximately the top...

    Keaton's Cops
  • 1975
    Urban Peasants

    Urban Peasants

    Urban Peasants

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    Filmed by Stella Weiss and family, chance-assembled from uncut 100-foot film-rolls. Sound precedes and follows silent image (40 minutes of image plus...

    Urban Peasants
  • 1964
    We Stole Away

    We Stole Away

    We Stole Away

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    An unfinished 8mm film from 1964

    We Stole Away
  • 2015
    Empty Seats

    Empty Seats

    Empty Seats

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    3D Polaroid *Note: Must be viewed on 3D monitor with polaroid glasses Duration: 6'24 Year: 2015 Sound

    Empty Seats
  • 1970
    Binghamton, My India

    Binghamton, My India

    Binghamton, My India

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    “The film said something necessary at the time: the numinous is everywhere, even upstate Rust Belt Binghamton. The light was perfect, students...

    Binghamton, My India